The design and optimization of the mixing process for Udimet 720LI nickel alloy manufacturing from elemental powders

• Autorzy: Skonieczna Wiktoria , Wojtaszek Marek , Lypchanskyi Oleksandr , Cichocki Kamil , Goły Marcin , Kopyściański Mateusz , Zientara Dariusz , Stanik Rafał , Gude Maik , Prahl Urlich

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DOI

10.12913/22998624/196993

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of the study was to design an efficient production route for the U720LI nickel alloy using elemental powders as initial materials. The powder mixing process was carried out using a double-cone mixer and an Attritor mill, respectively. A device proper for effective mixing and mechanical alloying of powder particles was selected, and the most favorable parameters for the powder mixing process necessary for the production of the alloy were developed. The analysis of the results showed that significantly higher efficiency in mixing the powders necessary for producing the U720LI alloy was achieved using the Attritor mill. In further tests, the most favorable operating parameters of this device were determined by mixing materials at different rotational speeds. The results demonstrated that the most effective method of powder bonding among the tested variants was mixing in the Attritor mill at the identified high rotational speeds. A highly densified product with a homogeneous microstructure and free of external and internal defects was obtained, suitable for use both as a finished product and as high-quality feedstock for hot metal forming processing.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

nickel superalloy; powder metallurgy; powder mixing; mechanical alloying; elemental powders; SEM; scanning electron microscopy

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 19, no. 3
• Strony: 1--11
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., fig.

Twórcy

autor

Skonieczna Wiktoria

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8241-569X

autor

Wojtaszek Marek

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6942-8388

autor

Lypchanskyi Oleksandr

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-8789

autor

Cichocki Kamil

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-8068

autor

Goły Marcin

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-1407

autor

Kopyściański Mateusz

• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-8989

autor

Zientara Dariusz

• Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, al. Adama Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6931-3043

autor

Stanik Rafał

• Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), Technische Universität Dresden, Holbeinstr. 3, 01307 Dresden, Germany

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-0711

autor

Gude Maik

• Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), Technische Universität Dresden, Holbeinstr. 3, 01307 Dresden, Germany

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1370-064X

autor

Prahl Urlich

• Institute of Metal Forming, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Bernhard von Cotta Strasse 4, 09599 Freiberg, Germany

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-5721

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).